Teaching & Learning in a Networked World

Guest presenter - Sean Fitzgerald,

“Web 2.0 technologies and their impact on education, teaching and learning”

Friday Aug 25th, 11:00-1:30 pm

• How emerging Web 2.0 technologies are changing the way people use the Web and are altering social institutions.
• The impact that Web 2.0 technologies are having on learning theories and e-learning models, and how they are challenging the existing teaching paradigm.
• How a cultural shift may be required within institutions in order to adapt to the changes brought about by Web 2.0 technologies.
• Some of the challenges involved in implementing Web 2.0 technologies in educational institutions.
• How Web 2.0 technologies are changing the communication and learning styles of young learners - the Net Gen - and their expectations for education.

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